{"id":533425,"date":"2023-01-01T06:26:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T03:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/anita-pointer-founding-member-of-the-pointer-sisters-dies-at-age-74\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T06:26:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T03:26:06","slug":"anita-pointer-founding-member-of-the-pointer-sisters-dies-at-age-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anita-pointer-founding-member-of-the-pointer-sisters-dies-at-age-74\/","title":{"rendered":"#Anita Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters, dies at age 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a417e4a0ac57\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a417e4a0ac57\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anita-pointer-founding-member-of-the-pointer-sisters-dies-at-age-74\/#Anita_Pointer_founding_member_of_the_Pointer_Sisters_dies_at_age_74\" >Anita Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters, dies at age 74<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anita_Pointer_founding_member_of_the_Pointer_Sisters_dies_at_age_74\"><\/span>Anita Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters, dies at age 74<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"\">\nAnita Pointer, one of the founding members of the Pointer Sisters, died Saturday, her family announced. She was 74.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her daughter, Jada and her sisters June &amp; Bonnie and at peace,&#8221; her family said in a statement. &#8220;She was the one that kept all of us close and together for so long. Her love of our family will live on in each of us. \u2026 Heaven is a more loving beautiful place with Anita there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pointer&#8217;s only daughter Jada Pointer died in 2003, and her sisters <span class=\"link\">Bonnie<\/span> and <span class=\"link\">June<\/span> died in 2020 and 2006 respectively.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Pointer&#8217;s  publicist Roger Neal said the Grammy winner was surrounded by family at the time of her death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"Anita Pointer \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/01\/01\/0617ffa5-7141-42da-993b-7c3fd708ded1\/thumbnail\/620x465\/99e933c5629349a5778e802f1edacdac\/anita-pointer-edited.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2023\/01\/01\/0617ffa5-7141-42da-993b-7c3fd708ded1\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/a0c80fa85813f6a3b66300f5b0b71740\/anita-pointer-edited.jpg 2x\"><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Anita Pointer<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>            William Norton<\/p>\n<p>                      <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June, born the daughters of a minister who also had two older sons, grew up singing in his church in Oakland, California. The quartet brought a unique fusion of funk, soul and 1940s-style jazz, scat and pop to their act, often dressing in a retro style that resembled their forerunners the Andrews Sisters.<\/p>\n<p>They worked as backup singers for Taj Mahal, Boz Scaggs, Elvin Bishop and others before releasing their self-titled debut album in 1973, and the song &#8220;Yes We Can Can,&#8221; a funky anthem calling for unity and tolerance, became their breakout hit.<\/p>\n<p>They followed up with &#8220;That&#8217;s A Plenty,&#8221; which featured an eclectic mix of musical styles ranging from jazz to gospel to pop.<\/p>\n<p>They even delved into country. Bonnie and Anita co-wrote the song &#8220;Fairytale&#8221; about a crumbling relationship. The song earned them a groundbreaking gig performing as a rare African American act at the Grand Ole Opry, and they would win their first Grammy, for best country vocal performance by a group.<\/p>\n<p>Bonnie Pointer left the group in 1977, signing a solo deal with Motown Records. Her three sisters, who had nearly disbanded when she quit, instead regrouped, shed their retro image for a modern pop sound, and became one of the biggest acts of the 1980s with huge hits including &#8220;He&#8217;s So Shy,&#8221; &#8220;Jump (For My Love)&#8221; and &#8220;Neutron Dance.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>Following Bonnie Pointer&#8217;s death in 2020, Anita Pointer said the group &#8220;would never have h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened had it not been for Bonnie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n          More<br \/>\n          <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-caret-down\"><\/use><\/svg><br \/>\n            <\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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